Where does “lauantaiaamupäivä” come from?
lauantaiaamupäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish aamupäivä, from Finnish päivä, from Proto-Finnic päivä, from Proto-Uralic päjwä, from Proto-Uralic päje.
lauantaiaamupäivä (Finnish): late Saturday morning
Definitions
- late Saturday morning
Ancestry of “lauantaiaamupäivä”, step by step
lauantaiaamupäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aamupäivä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aamupäivä | morning, forenoon |
| 2 | Finnish | päivä | day; the sun |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | päivä | sun; day |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päjwä | ? warmth; ? sun; ? fire |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päje | — |
via Finnish lauantai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lauantai | Saturday |
| 2 | Old Norse | laugardagr | Saturday |
| 3 | Old Norse | laug | bath; hot spring; first-person singular past... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |